Curtain-fixture.



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PAUL A. HOGBTALING, OF RIVERTGN, NEW JERSEY, iS-SIGNOR T0 CURTAIN i-SUPPLY COELPAXY, vOF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATIQN OF NEW JERSEY. l'

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

To all 'whom Aii may concern."

Be it known that I, PAUL A. HoUciiriiL- Riverton, New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a s eciiication.

My invention re ates to an improved device for rictionaliy holding a shade or curtain in a given position against the tendency of its spring relier to raisi` or roll it up.

More particularly the invention has to do with that particular type oi" curtain structures in which ilie lower end of the curtain is rovided with i'nriction devices normally held iiy means of outwardly acting springs iii engagement with the bottoms of the grooves of the window trarne in which the curtain operates.

One object ot iny invention is to provide a relativelv simple and inexpensive structure applicabie to the lower portion of a curtain for automaticslily holding the same in any given position against the action of its spring roller; it being also desired that the device Shall be of sushi .a nature as will serve to prevent its unauthorized removal from its normal position the grooves of a window traine. These objects I attain as hereinafter set forthreference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whicli:

Figure 1, is elevation, partly in section, of a portion ot a curtain equipped with one form of 'my device; Fig. 2, is a side elevation similar to that of Fig. 1, showing a second form of my device in which the necessity for the sprirgs in the curtain rod is obviated; Fig. 3, is a side elevation of a form of my invention desi gneid to act upon the saine principle as that Fig. 2, in which, however, each head on the curtain rod is provided with but a single. roller for engagement with the bottom of the groove of a window frame; Fig. 4, is an eis-tration, partly in section, of a fourth forni et' my invention of the general t pe shown in Fig. 1, but having heads for tiie curtain rot-il which are rovided with but a single roller or wheel; ig. 5, is a plan view of a stamped blank from which may be formed the head or box attached to the spring-actuated rods, and Fig. 6, is a plan view of a slightly modified form of the stamped blank from which the roller-carrying box or head may be' constructed.

lThe curtain iiozture forming the subject of my invention is' intended to act to retain a i Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 15, 1905. Serial No. 255,765.

Patented sept. 15, 190s.

curtain or shade in any given position against i the action of its spring roller by means of a roller 'or rollers jouiiialed in a head or box, either fixed directly to the curtain rod orto a spring actuated rod guided by the curtain rod. The bearings for lthe spindles of the .rollers are so constructed that a slight upward movement of the curtain causes revolution of the rollers by reason of their engagement with the grooves of the window frame thereby causing bodily movement of saidV roller or-` rollers relatively to the heads or boxes in which they are carried and that in such a direction that said heads are forced the grooves of the-window frame to hold the shade in a desired position against the action of its spring roller. l

Referring to Fie'. 1 of the drawings herewith, A is a tubular curtain rod carried by or adjacent to the lower edge of the curtain, and in each end of said rod is a sprino` actuated rod B having attached to it the liead or box C. The s ring for the rod B is shown at b and the hear may, if desired, be formed of a stamping of sheet metal and may be given any of a number of forms, such-for example-as are shown in Figs. 1, 5, and 6. In any case, however, in this form of my device l -so proportion the structure that it extends both above and below the spring actuated rod B and its side )ortions c are formed or bent so as to be su stantially parallel to each other and at right angles to the connecting portion c', .to which 1s screwed or otherwise attached said rod B. At or adjacent to the ends of each head are carried rollsult of this construction, it will be seen that Y l under operating conditions if' the curtain be'v moved by hand from one position to another,

the rollers D will revolve owing to their en- 110A gsgement with the bottoms of the grooves of the Window frame. As a result of this it be seen" that their spindles will roll in the pressing the spring b to such an extent that when the curtain is released, said spring presses the rollers D against the bottoms of the grooves with sufficient force to prevent ftrriiermovement of the shade under the action of its spring roller. It will thus be seen that while the curtain may always be easily moved by hand and that without reqniring the use or operation of pinch handles or pendants, it Will, nevertheless, remain in any given position as soon as released.

As shown in Fig. 6, the elongated openings in the ends of the piece of metal forming the box C may, instead of being curved as sima-nV at c2, be merely inclined to the line of the head as indicated at c4; the result being in A anv case that under. the upward pull of the spring roller the s indles d of the wheels or roiisrs D are. bron g t into a part of said openings so that the heads C are moved away from the bottoms of the grooves of the Window frame, the spring b being compressed stitiiciently to prevent further revolution of said rollers and consequent motion of the certain. Again, when the curtain is moved downwardly by hand, revolution of the rollers D brings their spindles into such position in the o enin c2 or c4 that compression of the s ring is re ieved and the movement of the s ade thereby facilitated.

in Fig. 2, I have shown a form of my device in which the curtain rod may be empl-: ved without the rods B or their actuating springs. In this case the head or box C is made of spring material so that its connecting portion c', shown in dotted lines, and psi-rs of its side members c, take the place of the spring b while being connected directly to the end of the curtain rod A by means of a serev: a.. s before, the ends of the head or af-ox are provided with elongated openings so placed that different parts of them are at direrent distances from the bottom of the gre-eve in the window frame. The heads or boxes on the curtain rod are` preferablv as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, of an veiffngated orm ss to render difficult their unauthorized rerntwal from the grooves 'of the window frame, there being a roller D at each end of each head. I may, however, if desired, that form of the device shown' in Fig. in which a head C is screwed directly to the end of a curtain. rod A', making said head, ss in the case shown in Fig. 2 of spring metal. Ir, however, is so placed that it extends farther on one side of the curtain rod than on `the other, and at the end of this extended portion is placed a single roller D, which,

however, is provided Wlth a spindle and a bearing therefor of the same general conf' struct-iones shown in the previous figures..

If desired, that form of my invent-ion shown in Fig. 4 may be substituted for that illustrated' in the previous figures, and this, like the construction shown in Fifr. 1, is provided with a spring actuated rod havino' a hollow head or box C3, at the central portion of which is a singleroiler D. This roller is supported in an elongated curved bearing, as in Fig. 1 while the ends of the head are extended for a suitable distance on both sides of the roller so as to serve the same function as that performed by thc elongated heads of the other figures.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with guideways, of a curtain, a rod carried there by, a head on said rod, and a friction roller for said head, the head having segmental bearings for said rollers to permit variation of the distance between the head and the guideways, the respective ends of the bearing being the ortions nearest the guide-ways substantially as described.

2. The combination with a frame having guideways, of a curtain, a rod carried thereby, a head on said rod, and a friction roller for said head, said rollers having spindles .acting in elongated bearings in the head, and

said zbearings having different portions at different distances fromthe guidew-ays of the frame, the respective ends of the bearings being the portions nearest the guideways substantially as described.

3. The combination with a curtain, of a. l

rod carried thereby, ayieldable head on the rod, friction rollers carried by the head adjacent opposite ends thereof, the said head having elongated bearings for said rollers, and the said bearings being similarly curved relative to the head.

4.. The combination with a curtain, of a rod carried thereby, a yieldable head on the rod, a friction roller carried by the head, said roller having a bearing permitting it to be movable in a circular arc relative to said head, the respective ends of the bearing being the portions nearest the guide-ways.

5. The combination with a curtain, of a rod carried thereby, a resilient head on the rod, friction rollers carried by the head, said head having an elongated bearing curved in a circular arc, for said roller.

6. The combination with a curtain, of a rod therefor, yieldable heads thereon having elongated bearings curved in circular arcs, and a roller for said heads having portions movable in the bearings whereby the rollers may adjust themselves according to the yielding of the heads.

7. The combination with a curtain, of a rod,

a head of sheet material thereon having resilient portions and side members connected l n name to this speeieation, in the presence of H to said rleslhent portions, elongated bearings two subscribing Witnesses.

V in-said utter portions witg Tellers having ,Y i spindles lacting in the bearings and free to PAUL A HOUGHTALING 5 move bodily relatively to said head, sub- Witnesses: 1 l

stantially as described. 4 WM. E. SHUPE,

'g In testimony whereof, I have signed my Jos. H. KLEIN. 

